<p> His story exemplifies inner strength. He won everything from his brother and could have become an emperor, but he returned everything to the brother and renounced the world. <br /><br />Bahubali is considered the ideal of the man who conquers selfishness, jealousy, pride and anger. The tallest among them, also the most popular, is the 57-feet statue at Shravanabelagola in Hassan district installed on top of a hillock on March 13, 981 AD by the order of Chavundaraya, the minister of the Ganga King Rachamalla. The statue is carved from a single stone. When standing at the statue’s feet looking up, one sees the awe-inspiring vision of the saint against the vastness of the sky. <br /><br />The 42-feet statue at Karkala in Udupi district was installed on a rocky hill by Veera Pandya Bairarasa on February 13, 1432 AD. The statue is approached by a number of rock-cut steps. The 39-feet statue, weighing over 210 tons, at Dharmasthala in Dakshina Kannada district was installed by Veerendra Heggade on February 2, 1982 in a place called Ratnagiri hill.<br /><br />The 35-feet statue at Venur, a village in Dakshina Kannada District was installed on March 1, 1603 AD by Timmaraja Ajila, a direct descendant of Chamundaraya, who built one at Shravanbelgola. The statue supposed to have been sculpted by Amarashilpi Jakanachari.<br />There is a 20-feet statue at Gommatagiri in Hunsur taluk, 20 kms from Mysore installed in the 12th Century AD. The 700-year-old statue of Bahubali is erected atop a 50 metre tall hillock called Shravana Gudda. The statue is an early Vijayanagara creation in granite. This attracts many pilgrims during the Maha masthakabhisekha.<br /></p>
<p> His story exemplifies inner strength. He won everything from his brother and could have become an emperor, but he returned everything to the brother and renounced the world. <br /><br />Bahubali is considered the ideal of the man who conquers selfishness, jealousy, pride and anger. The tallest among them, also the most popular, is the 57-feet statue at Shravanabelagola in Hassan district installed on top of a hillock on March 13, 981 AD by the order of Chavundaraya, the minister of the Ganga King Rachamalla. The statue is carved from a single stone. When standing at the statue’s feet looking up, one sees the awe-inspiring vision of the saint against the vastness of the sky. <br /><br />The 42-feet statue at Karkala in Udupi district was installed on a rocky hill by Veera Pandya Bairarasa on February 13, 1432 AD. The statue is approached by a number of rock-cut steps. The 39-feet statue, weighing over 210 tons, at Dharmasthala in Dakshina Kannada district was installed by Veerendra Heggade on February 2, 1982 in a place called Ratnagiri hill.<br /><br />The 35-feet statue at Venur, a village in Dakshina Kannada District was installed on March 1, 1603 AD by Timmaraja Ajila, a direct descendant of Chamundaraya, who built one at Shravanbelgola. The statue supposed to have been sculpted by Amarashilpi Jakanachari.<br />There is a 20-feet statue at Gommatagiri in Hunsur taluk, 20 kms from Mysore installed in the 12th Century AD. The 700-year-old statue of Bahubali is erected atop a 50 metre tall hillock called Shravana Gudda. The statue is an early Vijayanagara creation in granite. This attracts many pilgrims during the Maha masthakabhisekha.<br /></p>
